Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 - Lesson 2 of 10_English

BEYOND

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EVERYTHING: CONSCIOUSNESS

Only that which goes against our
will can enslave us. Here we are in
a totally different space, a totally
different consciousness, the space of
completion and nothing can go
against our will. And we will never
have a will that would make us feel
like a slave. We will be flowing
with the river, flowing with the
current. We will disappear into the
Divine. So slavery cannot happen to
us. Our consciousness is beyond
any form of slavery.

In ancient times, man was only subjected to physical slavery. In the present day, man is subjected to psychological slavery. Understand, we are the psychological slaves of countless things. Once we understand that we are not the body-mind, that we are beyond it, we will be totally free from physical and psychological slavery. Please understand, the moment you place your happiness in the hands of something or someone, you have become their slave. They can exploit you.

One more thing is that even the thought of wanting freedom can exploit us if we allow it. Many times we chase freedom in the name of spiritual seeking. Freedom happens only when we realize that there is no need to chase. We must drop the idea of wanting freedom and just trust the freedom. We will then experience it. Otherwise, craving for freedom can enslave us instead of enriching us. We realize the futility of this struggle and experience freedom only when we become aware that we are already free. The minute we stop resisting whatever we have, we start flowing. We stop giving someone or something the power to control our happiness. Nothing will enslave us. Everything will enrich us. We will experience the consciousness of completion and freedom.

GOALS:

To let students understand the
difference between Conscience
and Consciousness: Conscience
is social conditioning and
Consciousness is our very nature.
Our consciousness is beyond any
form of slavery.